Hal Lublin and Mark Gagliardi
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Tiny debates, treated with heroic seriousness.
We Got This with Mark and Hal treats low-stakes questions like ceremonial business. Cookies, sequels, old game consoles, breakfast sides, trophies, gum, and triathlon legs all become excuses for brisk banter, oddly precise memories, and final-ish decisions.
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We Got This with Mark and Hal is a comedy show about settling the kinds of questions that technically do not matter and somehow still feel urgent. That is the joke, and also the engine. Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin take a topic like best Royal Dansk cookie, prequel versus sequel, trophy versus medal, or best breakfast side, then give it the attention normally reserved for constitutional disputes or championship finals. The tone stays friendly. The commitment stays high. Each episode starts with a clean proposition, but the pleasure comes from watching the rules get negotiated out loud. What makes a sequel work? Is a medal more personal than a trophy? Does crystallized sugar save a dry cookie? Was Intellivision's keypad overlay brilliant, fragile, or both? These are not just prompts; they are trapdoors into memories, side arguments, pop-culture references, and little bursts of practical philosophy. The show has a strong diner-booth energy, especially when one host offers a criterion and the other immediately improves, rejects, or complicates it. It is fast without feeling rushed. It is silly without acting careless. The recent episodes show how flexible the format is: old game consoles lead to grandparents' houses and casino games, movie sequels bring in Speed 2 and casting chemistry, and breakfast sides open into restaurant-order confidence and a remembered diner. Adam Pranica fits neatly into the Royal Dansk episode because the show has room for a third person to push the argument sideways without breaking the rhythm. The debates are not formal rankings so much as shared comic inquiries. The hosts use facts when they help, but they are more interested in how an example feels in the hand, mouth, memory, or pop-cultural imagination. A tiny detail can become decisive. A missing sugar crust matters. A losable controller insert matters. A dealer's angry eyebrows in a casino game matters. The verdicts give the episodes shape, but the conversation is the real attraction. It is a dependable pick for listeners who enjoy warm, conversational comedy where nostalgia, preference, and mock-serious judgment all get equal time.
Made for: Best for comedy listeners who enjoy friendly arguments about snacks, movies, games, awards, and other everyday obsessions. It especially fits anyone who likes banter that wanders but still lands on a verdict.
What sets it apart: The show turns preference into process: the hosts keep testing what the real criterion should be until the silly question starts to feel strangely legitimate. Its charm comes from collaborative riffing, not from rigid rankings or formal interviews.
Each week, actors Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin (Drunk History, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Welcome to Night Vale) sit down to settle all the small debates that are a big deal to YOU - once and for all. No subject is too small for Mark and Hal to tackle! Even though you may think it's an impossible puzzle to solve, don't worry... We Got This
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Minor disputes become richly argued comic cases as Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin follow every objection, memory and absurd distinction.
Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin turn small preference questions into mock-serious cases, then let conversational comedy complicate the evidence.
Mark and Hal can turn a cookie tin into the kind of verdict you'll immediately appeal.
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A tin of Danish cookies becomes a perfectly silly dispute.
A gold-card guest drop turns a Royal Dansk tin into a small dispute. Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin, and Adam Pranica work through coconut style, country style, vanilla ring, pretzel cookie, and the thin line between a snack and a future sewing kit.
A mock-serious debate that turns a simple movie choice into a lively comedy argument.
Mark and Hal turn a simple prequel-versus-sequel question into a real comic argument. The joke lands because they treat the setup like it matters, then actually work through sequel logic, examples, and comparisons without losing the thread.
A nostalgic console showdown that treats childhood game loyalty like serious business.
The episode turns a friendly argument about old game systems into something weirdly grand, and that is the joke. Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin stay fully committed as the discussion moves from the World's Fair and Epcot to keypad overlays, homemade inserts, Intellivision…
A small argument about awards turns into a funny, wide-ranging debate about what people value.
The segment starts as a small argument about trophies and medals, then keeps widening without losing its comic edge. Mark and Hal drift from childhood ribbons to Olympic medals, then into the odd comfort of trophies that stay put and medals that carry a bit of their sport with…
A goofy transport prompt becomes a light debate over what counts as being moved.
Mark and Hal take a silly prompt and turn it into a neat little tour of transport oddities, moving from the Goodyear blimp and banana peels to trapdoor water slides, Portuguese wicker sleds, and the rough early days of flight.
Mark and Hal turn a Royal Dansk tin into a mock-serious championship.
We Got This with Mark and Hal is a debate podcast on Maximum Fun, and this episode settles the question of prequel versus sequel after hosts Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin admit they somehow never tackled this fundamental binary in over 500 episodes.
Mark and Hal frame 1982 like a dispute worth settling ceremonially.
Hosts Hal Lublin and Mark Gagliardi of 'We Got This' debate whether trophies or medals are the superior award, citing personal histories that include a participation ribbon from an 11-year-old horseback riding loss and a custom oscar-style statue commissioned by actress Paget Brewster.
Mark and Hal humorously debate the best form of gum and whether podcasts should have theme songs in this comedic episode.
Mark and Hal humorously debate the best triathlon leg and whether podcasts should have theme songs.
Mark and Hal debate the best medical side effect and whether podcasts should have theme songs, with a humorous tone.
Mark and Hal humorously debate the best breakfast side dish, with personal anecdotes and playful banter.
Two improv comedians humorously debate trivial pop culture topics, starting with a pledge drive and then arguing about the best Catherine O'Hara role.
Mark and Hal humorously debate the best candy box candy, with a MaxFunDrive membership pitch.
Mark and Hal comically debate the best Rob Reiner movie during a MaxFunDrive membership drive.
Mark and Hal humorously debate whether podcasts should have theme songs, framed as a trivial but entertaining argument.
Mark and Hal humorously debate whether podcasts should have theme songs.
Mark and Hal debate whether 3D is worth it, with a humorous tone and listener engagement.
Mark and Hal humorously debate trivial topics like band vs.
Mark and Hal comically debate whether podcasts should have theme songs.
Hal Lublin and Mark Gagliardi open with a joke about podcast theme songs before settling on the day's question: the weirdest moment of transportation.
This episode features a debate between hosts Mark and Hal about the best Drew Struzan poster, with guest Stephen Scaia, as part of a podcast that settles pop culture questions.
This episode continues a debate to determine the best Fantastic Four member, featuring guests John Byrne, Scott Adsit, and Ken Plume.
This episode of We Got This with Mark and Hal features a debate with guests Scott Adsit and Ken Plume to determine the best member of the Fantastic Four.
Mark and Hal comically debate whether podcasts should have theme songs.
This episode features a debate about whether podcasts should have theme songs, introduced as part of the 'Clean Slate' segment with David Dastmalchian.
Mark and Hal humorously debate trivial topics like the best barbecue side and whether podcasts should have theme songs.
Mark and Hal debate the best toy-based cartoon in a comedic, lighthearted format.
Two comedians humorously debate trivial topics like the best appetizer, with a MaxFunDrive membership pitch.
Mark and Hal humorously debate the best fast food mascot, with a MaxFunDrive membership pitch at the start.
Comedians Mark and Hal humorously debate whether podcasts should have theme songs.
Mark and Hal comically debate whether podcasts should have theme songs, with a MaxFunDrive membership pitch.
Mark and Hal debate whether podcasts should have theme songs, then discuss going to the LA County Fair and Shrek's Scottish accent.
Mark and Hal humorously debate trivial topics like best gum flavor and whether podcasts should have theme songs.
Mark and Hal, with guest Ted Leo, debate and settle the best Billy Joel song in this comedic podcast episode.